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The way I hit upon this recipe is a bit weird. I was actually looking for the recipe of an extra smooth hummus (Which i have never been able to make to perfection you know!). Then once you hit upon those Mediterranean foods, you see so many things!!! I saw "sfouf" and I thought the name was so interesting! Then I looked up ingreients: Semolina or rava, wow!! Then i read further, and it had no egg!!!!! (That means no beating ;) ) Then I searched more for Sfouf  and I found hundreds of recipes there. Then I remember I had preserved one Femina Cookbook issue from 2010 which my sister in law had gifted me. I vaguely remembered having seen a Lebanese dessert in that.And Viola! Sfouf it was. Actually as per people on the Internet, this is a tea time accompaniment. I would also prefer it tea time, though nothing hurts if you serve this as dessert! I decided to stick with the Femina recipe. But it had one catch. The chef, Manu Chandra had used weights and mililiters f...

For an eggless cake with butter, check here.   My friend Smriti first sent me this dairy and egg free cake recipe. It is mighty useful to kids who are allergic to dairy and/or eggs. I have included few variations ahead, where one is fine with milk but only wants an eggless version. Ingredients All purpose flour (maida)      1 2/3 cups Brown sugar                         1/2 cup granulated sugar                    1/2 cup (you may use 1 cup of granulated sugar too) cocoa                                    1/4 cup Baking soda        ...